Toy.



J. G. EHRLICH.

rev. APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 9. I918.

Patented July 30, 1918'.

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JOSEPH G. EHRLICH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.TOY.

Application filed March 9,1918. Serial No. 221,374.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH G. EHRLICH, a citizen of the United States,resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inv movable figures, a shaft,connecting between the wheels on which the toy is mounted, having meansengageable with the lower portion of the figures whereby they arecausedto oscillate or move in an amusing manner. 7

A further object is to provide toy which can be cheaply constructed andis capable of entertaining children either indoors or out. I

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figurel is a side elevational view showing a toy made in accordance with thei11- vention, the figural objects being removed therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, and,

Fig, 4c is a perspective view indicating the arrangement of figures withrespect to the toy and the method by which they are operated.

In carrying out the invention use is made of a preferably cylindricalcasing 10, having an open top and a fixed bottom 11, on the center ofwhich is a raised hub12. Jour naled transversely in this casing orframe, in advance of th center, is a shaft or axle 14, having secured onits extending ends wheels 15, held by the nuts 16 or other likefastenings.

Secured to the shaft 14, within a hollow extension 18, the outer portionof which is tangent to the exterior of the casing 10, is a sprocketWheel 20, the teeth 21 of which are adapted to engage in openings 22,formed in a circular cover plate 23, having Specification of LettersPatent.

transverse draw bar 42,

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an inner extending spindle 25, which is rigidly engaged by the pin 26,to the hub 12, formed with the casing bottom, the arrangement being suchthat the cover plate 23 isfreely rotatable upon avertical axis.

Jonrnaled upon the spindle 25, is. a sleeve 28, in which are formed theteeth of a worm gear 29, the same being arranged centrally of the frame10, and adapted to be driven by engagement with a worm 30, secured tothe shaft or axle 14, so that the sleeve will be rotated when the toy iscausing the wheels to revolve;

hub 24, receptive a drawn along A plurality of figural toys 32, hereshown to represent soldiers, are mounted upon stafis 33, having reducedstems 3-1, which pass through openings 35, in the cover plate 23,- andhave engaged at their extreme lower ends bulbs 36, of suflicient weightto ordinarily maintain the figures in a vertical position, but by reasonof the reduced stems 3-1, the figures are free to rotate within acertain limit and also to oscillate forming various angles with thecover 23.

Secured in the sleeve 28, areone or more spring arms 38, the same beingbent so that when the sleeve is rotated, as to make contact with theweighted bulbs 36, moving them momentarily out of position and cansingthe figures to assume various angles, while the weight ultimately raisesthe figures perpendicularly but before doing so the figures 32 will becaused to assume a variety of positions due to the oscillation impartedto them.

Attached to the walls of the casing 10, at

the front, is a bracket 40, to which is attached a curved or bent handle41, having a at its outer end, bv.

means of which the toy may be readily I erawn over the surface.

The operation of the apparatus will be self evident from the foregoing,as it is to be seen when the apparatus is drawnover the surface, thewheels 15 arecaused to rotate, conveying rotary motion to the shaft 1 1,and through the wonn and gear, rotate the sleeve 28, bringing the springarms 38 into contact with the several weighted. bulbs 36, so that all ofthe, figures disposed upon the. cover 23, are caused to oscillate andmove in a' novel manner, andit is to be noted that while the cover plateor disk 23 is rotated in one direction, that the sleeve 28, is rotatedin an opposite direction, so, that all of the several figures aremaintained in a substantially constant moving condition while the toy isbeing operated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

L In a toy, the combination with a wheeled frame, of a disk rotatablymounted on said frame, means for rotating said disk combined with thewheels of said frame, a plurality of figural objects, means forpivotally engaging said objects with said disk, weights attached to saidobjects extending inwardly of said frame, and means for actuating saidobjects, said means being operated through the axle of the wheels ofsaid frame.

2. In a toy, the combination with a hollow circular frame having a rigidbottom and an open top, a shaft ournaled transversely in said frame, andwheels mounted upon the extremities of said shaft in the interior ofsaid frame, of a sprocket wheel mounted on said shaft interiorly of saidframe, a cover plate rotatably mounted over said frame, means formed insaid cover plate engageable with the teeth of said sprocket whereby itis rotated, a sleeve mounted centrally in said' frame upon a verticalaxis, a spindle engaged therewithin, said spindle supporting said coverplate, a plurality of movable figures, stems engaged at the lower endsof said figures, said stems being plvotally engaged in openings formedthrough said cover plate, welghts engaged at the lower ends of saidstems, and arms arranged upon said sleeve, contactable with said weightswhereby said figures are operated.

8. In a toy, the combination with a cylindrical casing, a pair of wheelsdisposed at the sides thereof and a shaft extending through said casing,upon which said wheels are IHOHIllJGCl, of a disk rotatably mounted oversaid casing, said disk having a plurality of spaced openings arrangedadjacent to its periphery, a sprocket wheel engaged on said shaft, theteeth of said sprocket wheel engaging with the mentioned openingswhereby said disk is rotated, a spindle journaled vertically in saidcasing upon which said disk is mounted, a plurality of figural objectson said disk, stems engaged at the lower ends of said objects, saidstems passing through openings formed in said disk, weights engaged atthe lower ends of said stems, a sleeve mounted upon said spindle, meansfor rotating said sleeve formed with said shaft, and spring armsextending outward from said spindle, said arms being adapted to makecontact with said weights whereby said objects are caused to move.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

JOSEPH G. EHRLIOH.

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Washington, D. C.

